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SVMC's Wellness Connection: Feb. 2
09:03AM / Monday, February 05, 2024

February 2, 2024

ExpressCare v. The Emergency

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Clark Art Presents: When Justice Fails
08:00AM / Monday, February 05, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a talk by Marc Howard, Professor of Government and Law at Georgetown University.    This free lecture takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.   According to a press release:    One of the nation's leading advocates for criminal justice and prison reform, Howard discusses historical and contemporary perspectives on what constitutes fairness in the justice system through an examination of the Clark's newly acquired drawing The Painful Fairwell, or Lesurques's Farewell to His Family (c. 1796–1802) by Hilaire Ledru. The

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Vermonters Asked to Support Threatened Species Recovery with Nongame Tax Checkoff
08:00AM / Sunday, February 04, 2024
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's Nongame Wildlife Fund is essential to the conservation and restoration of some of Vermont's most at-risk wildlife, from bumblebees and butterflies to mussels, birds and mammals.    Thanks to a checkoff option on the Vermont state income tax form, donating to the fund is easy and impactful.   "Every dollar Vermonters donate to Nongame Wildlife Fund on their taxes is nearly tripled," says Rosalind Renfrew, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department's Wildlife Diversity Program Manager.  "Public donations leverage matching federal grants, meaning that every dollar donated secures another $2 to $3 in federal funds

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StoryWalk Planned for Williamstown's Margaret Lindley Park
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Sunday, February 04, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's swimming hole soon could have a new attraction for youngsters on dry land.   The Conservation Commission, which controls Margaret Lindley Park, recently gave its blessing to a plan to create a StoryWalk on trails within the town-owned park.   Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation Program Director Dana Williams and Sean Morrissey, a Williams College senior doing an internship with Rural Lands, appeared before the commission to present their proposal.   Morrissey explained that they hope to create the StoryWalk on a quarter-mile trail using child-friendly books with themes appropriate to the park and the commission's

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Berkshire Leaders Show Support for State's Municipal Empowerment Act
04:07PM / Saturday, February 03, 2024
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey filed two bills that would increase resources for Massachusetts’ 351 cities and towns.    The Municipal Empowerment Act expands on tools available to municipal leaders to generate revenue by allowing them to increase local option taxes on meals and lodging. The bill would also create a new local Motor Vehicle Excise surcharge option – a provision that could benefit every city and town in the state. It also makes permanent a number of popular COVID-era allowances for hybrid public meetings, outdoor dining permits and to-go cocktail sales.    Governor Healey also filed a two-year, $400 million Chapter 90 bill (HD4811) for

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Clark Art Screens 'Drylongso'
11:10AM / Thursday, February 01, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Clark Art Institute concludes its free five-part film series highlighting a group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience.    The Clark shows "Drylongso" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.   According to a press release:     Admission to the Clark is free January through March 2024.

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Clark Art Screens 'The Bus'
08:00AM / Thursday, February 01, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Clark Art Institute continues its free five-part film series highlighting a group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience.    The Clark shows "The Bus" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.   According to a press release:   Of the many defining moments that symbolize the seismic activism of the civil rights movement, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the Summer of 1963 was among the most impactful, representing one of the largest human rights rallies ever recorded in the United States, with over 200,000

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Pine Cobble School to Host Open House
12:32PM / Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School will host its annual winter open house from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8.    The free event coincides this year with the school's Winter Warm-Up (5:30–6:30), during which Pine Cobble students, families, and friends gather for activities and at which Open House attendees are welcome to stay.   Open to all families, the Open House gives parents and guardians a chance to tour the school's eighteen-acre, historic campus; learn about the school's curriculum, arts and sports programs, and more; meet with teachers, administrators, and current Pine Cobble families; and get any questions answered about the school.

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Clark Art Presents Concert by Umi Garrett
08:00AM / Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 3 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a concert by New York-based pianist Umi Garrett.    The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.   Garrett performs works by J. S. Bach, Franz Schubert, and Clara Schumann, and works composed by Williamstown resident and established classical composer Stephen Dankner. Garrett has recorded three solo albums and an upcoming debut chamber album of Ludwig van Beethoven's Five Sonatas for Piano and Cello with Emily Mantone. She is a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship at the Juilliard School, where she currently studies with Hung Kuan

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Clark Art Presents Book Talk
08:13AM / Tuesday, January 30, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a book talk by noted art historian Laure de Margerie about her new book "French Sculpture: An American Passion."   The book is based on de Margerie's research as the founding director of the French Sculpture Census, the first comprehensive catalogue of French sculpture (1500–1960) in American public collections. This free event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.   According to a press release:   "French Sculpture: An American Passion" unveils the story of the American taste for French sculpture and of the

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County Residents Earn Bay State Games Skating Medals
02:12PM / Monday, January 29, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Dozens of local figure skaters competed in Bay State Games USFS Figure Skating Competitions over the weekend at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink.   Nine athletes took home gold medals in their groups at the competition.   Among the local residents competing in the event were:   Basic 2 Girls Group A Samantha Anderson, Lanesborough, Christmas Brook, bronze   Aspire 3 Girls Free Skate Group C Amelia Art, Williamstown, Christmas Brook, bronze   Basic 3 Boys Lukas Benson, Adams, Christmas Brook, gold   Excel Preliminary Girls Free Skate Group D Madlyn Benson, Adams, Christmas Brook, gold   Basic 4 Girls  Group B Ava

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Clark Art Fun on First Sunday: Tea (Party!)
08:00AM / Monday, January 29, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Feb. 4 from 1–4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents an afternoon of tea-based activities to suit all tastes, from decorating your own teacup to creating a tea blend (in a tea bag to take home).   Local tea shop Hearts Pace offers tastings. At 2 pm, Kathleen Morris, Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Decorative Arts, leads a guided tour exploring the unique tea sets, spoons, and pots in the Clark’s expansive collection of decorative arts.   Free. Special activities in the Conforti Pavilion and Museum Pavilion from 1–4 pm.   Family programs are supported by Allen & Company.

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